Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Louis Braille (1809 -1852 ) Educator of the blind , born Coupvray, France ; died Paris, France . Blind from the age of three, he was educated at the Institute for the Blind in Paris, became a teacher in the institute, 1828 , and in 1829 invented a system of point writing for the blind … Continue reading “Louis Braille”

Louis Bourdaloue Pulpit orator, born Bourges, France , 1632 ; died Paris, France , 1704 . Having joined the Society of Jesus when only 16 years of age, he taught successively rhetoric, philosophy, and moral theology. He began to preach in his 33rd year and was so successful that he was invited to appear before … Continue reading “Louis Bourdaloue”

Louis Bertrand, Saint Born at Valencia, Spain, 1 Jan., 1526; died 9 Oct., 1581. His patents were Juan Bertrand and Juana Angela Exarch. Through his father he was related to the illustrious St. Vincent Ferrer, the great thaumaturgus of the Dominican Order. The boyhood of the saint was unattended by any of the prodigies that … Continue reading “Louis Bertrand, Saint”

Louis Allemand, Blessed Cardinal, Archbishop of Arles, whose name has been written in a great variety of ways (Alamanus, Alemanus, Almannus, Alamandus, etc.), was born at Arbent in the Diocese of Belley in 1380 or 1381 (Beyssac, p. 310); d. 16 September, 1450. Through the influence of a relative, François de Conzié, who was papal … Continue reading “Louis Allemand, Blessed”

Louis (Or Luis) Of Granada a Spanish ascetic, theologian, and writer, was born at (Granada in 1504. In 1524 he joined the Dominicans, in the convent of Santa Cruz of Granada. In 1529 he was, on account of his great reputation, transferred to the convent of St. Gregory at Valladolid, where he attracted much attention … Continue reading “Louis (Or Luis) Of Granada”

Loudun, Convent Of SEE GRANDIER. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Loud “great,” is used, besides other meanings, of intensity, as, e.g., of the force of a voice, e.g., Mat 27:46, Mat 27:50; in the following the RV has “great” for the AV, “loud,” Rev 5:2, Rev 5:12; Rev 6:10; Rev 7:2, Rev 7:10; Rev 8:13; Rev 10:3; Rev 12:10; Rev 14:7, Rev 14:9, Rev 14:15, … Continue reading “Loud”

Loucheux Indians (French: loucheur, squinter) A group of closely related Dene tribes, called also Kutchin and Tukkuthkutchin, found in northwestern Canada and Alaska. East of the Rockies they have a patriarchal system, while in the west they have a matriarchy with clans and totems. The eastern Loucheux are now Catholics and a Jesuit mission has … Continue reading “Loucheux Indians”

Loucheux The would-be Kuchin of some ethnologists, and the Tukudh of the Protestant missionaries; Richardson called them Quarrellers. They call themselves generally Dindjye (men) and form an aggregate of closely related tribes, a sort of ethnographic confederation, the most north-western of all the Déné divisions. Their habitat extends from Anderson River in the east to … Continue reading “Loucheux”

Lotze, Rudolph Hermann (1817-1881) Empiricist in science, teleological idealist in philosophy, theist in religion, poet and artist at heart, Lotze conceded three spheres; Necessary truths, facts, and values. Mechanism holds sway in the field of natural science; it does not generate meaning but is subordinated to value and reason which evolved a specific plan for … Continue reading “Lotze, Rudolph Hermann”